Mohave County miner., 1887-09-17
THE tonic BASIN ROW.

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Return Of the Deputy ShcriGs. -.
The stories Concerning the Kill
Ing OF Mulyenoa Falsc.-A Blood.
less and Futile Pursuit Of the
KMstlers.
The whole community Of Northern
Arizona have been in q condition OF
agitation and suspense during tho
last few days on account of the ru-
mors regarding the murder OF Sheriff
Mulyenon and several OF bis deputies
in Tonic Basin. Stories were told OF
the killing with a minuteness OF de-
tail compelling the most skeptical to
think that the many terrible circum.
stances related must have some truth
for their origin. The telegraph
scattered messages all over the coun
try (supposed to have omanated froro
Prescott) giving the death OF Sheria
Mulvenon as positive fact. Other
information, claimed TO have been
brought direct from the scene of
operations, related the killing OF
Deputy Sheriff Francis and others.
The result Of all this was that al
though little reliance was placed
on specific statements, there was q
general impression that there had
been a serious fight in the Basin and
that probably some officers were kill
Cd and Others wounded.
With this feeling prevailing tie
minds OF the people here, the relief
felt can scarcely be imagined when
John Wea.herford Zone Of the depn
tiesl was seen riding into town las,
evening, bringing the welcome infor-
nation that all the rumors circulated
were false, that there had been no
fight. aud no one had received a
scratch. That Billy Mulvenon was
safe on his way TO Prescott and that
his (Weatherford's) companions, j.
W. Francis and i. T. Odell were
close behind, both men and horses a
little worn with two weeks rough
work, but assafe and sound as when
they started.
After leaving Flagstaff on Sunday,
the 2lst day Of August. the Deputy
SherIffs from here net Mulvenon
and bis party at Payson, and they
proceeded together towards the Ba-
sin. the Sheriff having in his posses
sion ten warrants for the arrest OF
the Tewksbury's and others OF their
gang. They found the ranches OF
the Tewksbury's unoccupied by the
parties they were in search Of and DO
trace of them in the nelghborhood.
On going to a store few miles from
John Tewksbury's ranch, they met q
party of tue Graham boys and the
man Andy Cooper, the leader OF the
faction opposed to the Tewksbury's,
with whom they had conversation,
bat as they had no warrants for the
arrest OF these men, they were not
molested. The Grahams stated that
if the Sheriff and his posse did not
arrest the Tewksbury gang they in.
tended to take the matter into their
owa hands and make war on them
until they were externoinated or driv-
en- away from the country.
They found some trace Of a party
havina gone northward, probably
toward Hoibrook for provisions, and
camping near the place last men.
toned, waited to intercept shem. In
the morning before sunrise messer-
ger came into camp asking that Ster"
if Nulyenon and one mpanion
come TO certain point to meet a
party. They went, and it Is under
stood met George Newton, the Iuan
at whose ranch the killing Of the
cowboys occurred about three weeks
ago. What transpired at this con
ference between Mulveuon and New
ton is not yet known.
On visiting the ranch Of George
Newton the place was found abas-
doned and burnt to the ground. The
bodies Of two horses killed III the
fight here were found lying in froni
Of the ruins, and the newly made
graves of the two cowboys, John
Pam and Hamilton Blevens, were